Western Xia!

Xingqing Mansion!

The Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty interrupted the war, and the two countries were almost cut off from each other, not only did they suffer heavy economic losses, but the news of the two countries usually lagged much behind.

However, some hidden channels are still operating, quietly conveying news from the two countries.

"Mint silver taels into silver coins!"

For the Great Song Dynasty minting silver coins, Xixia did not have much reaction, after all, there were not many silver taels in the entire Western Xia, even if they were minted into silver coins, they would not make much money, and what really shocked Xixia was the Royal Bank.

"Ten thousand dollars!"

When they learned that the Great Song Dynasty Royal Bank owned thousands of Qingmiao money, the entire Western Xia court was jealous.

What a concept.

Although the Western Xia is brave, but the national strength is weak, even if the entire Western Xia country is all the silver and one piece, I am afraid it will not be able to make up all the thousands, such a huge wealth is in the Great Song Dynasty, and the poor Western Xia can not be blushing.

"The Song people are so rich, and the Western Xia is in a difficult situation, what an injustice!" Rindo said hatefully.

Wei Ming Ah Wu said solemnly: "Not only that, with the Royal Bank, the Great Song Dynasty can easily use thousands of dollars, and even more in the future, its national strength will become stronger and stronger, and the Great Song Dynasty has sinister intentions, a cold war against our Western Xia, and captured Qingtang and won over the Liao State, causing the Western Xia to become increasingly impoverished. ”

Since the Great Song Dynasty changed the law, the Great Song Dynasty has become visibly strong with the naked eye, and the Western Xia has twice defeated Pingxia City, coupled with the Cold War of the Great Song Dynasty, the gap between Song and Xia will become bigger and bigger.

"Then I, Xixia, will do my best to go to Kaifeng to snatch back this Wanguan." Empress Dowager Xiao Liang said frantically.

Liang Yiwei on the side frowned and said: "The Queen Mother must not be reckless, you think that why the Great Song Dynasty dared to claim that it had ten thousand yuan is because it has earth-shattering thunder and the ability to protect itself, have you forgotten the defeat of Pingxia City twice?" ”

Suddenly, there was silence in the Xixia Palace.

For a long time, the Western Xia occupied a strategic offensive against the Great Song Dynasty, but after the Battle of Pingxia City, this advantage disappeared and no longer existed.

"No, is it the earth-shattering thunder? Gunpowder and an iron shell! I can also make it in Western Xia. Rindo Baozhong gritted his teeth and said.

The structure of the earth-shattering thunder is simple, and the formula of gunpowder is not top secret, not only in the Liao Kingdom, but also in the Western Xia.

Liang Yikui sneered: "Xixia can indeed create a sky-shaking thunder, but so what, the sky-shaking thunder is a weapon for defending the city, not a siege artifact, it can only exert great power with the help of the city wall, what is the use of having a sky-shaking thunder under the city?" ”

"The Prime Minister should not grow up with Song Weifeng and destroy my Xixia ambition." Rindo rebuked angrily.

Liang Yi sneered and said: "What I said is the truth, and I don't want my Xixia boy to lose his life in vain." ”

"Okay, that's not going to work, that's not going to work! Could it be that Xixia watched the Great Song Dynasty grow stronger and sit back and wait to die? Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said angrily.

The ministers of Western Xia were silent, they were naturally unwilling to sit still, but the Great Song Dynasty, which had earth-shattering thunder, was like a hedgehog, making the head of Western Xia break blood every time.

"The Queen Mother is overjoyed! The Great Song Dynasty opened up the Maritime Silk Road, violating the Song-Liao Alliance, and the Liao Emperor was furious in the sixteen states of Yanyun, stationed 200,000 troops, and invited the Western Xia to jointly send troops. ”

"Really?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was overjoyed.

The ministers of Western Xia also cheered, and the Liao State finally realized the threat of the Great Song Dynasty and could no longer sit back and watch the Great Song Dynasty grow.

Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said aloud at the moment: "Pass the order, the soldiers of the Western Xia Dynasty, this battle will definitely defeat the Song State in one battle, so that the Great Song Dynasty can restore the New Year's coin, but this time, it is not 300,000 guan that can stop the army." ”

The ministers of Western Xia suddenly showed a trace of cruelty, since the Great Song Dynasty was so rich, how could they easily send them away with 300,000 guan, and one million guan was about the same.

At the moment, the two countries of Liaoxia united, raised a large army, and approached the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

The intention of the two countries is to focus on coercion, and they think that they have the chance to win, so they will definitely let the Great Song Dynasty take the initiative to give in, and they will make a big show at the moment and do not hide it.

"Liaoxia jointly sent troops to the Great Song Dynasty!"

The Great Song Dynasty soon received a secret report from the two countries sending troops, and Kaifeng was shaken.

"How dare Liaoxia do this?"

Zhao Xu said angrily.

Now that the Great Song Dynasty is in ruins, Zhao Xu has tried his best to avoid making enemies with Liaoxia, but he did not expect that the two countries would jointly send troops to threaten the Great Song Dynasty.

"The Liao State sent troops for no reason, but it took the initiative to betray the Tanyuan Alliance!" Zhang Duan said angrily.

"Qiyu official, the Liao State stationed 200,000 troops in the sixteen states of Yanyun on the grounds that the Great Song Dynasty destroyed the agreement on the Silk Road in exchange for the New Year's coin, and demanded that the Great Song Dynasty stop the Maritime Silk Road!" Su Shi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said with a solemn face.

"Stop the Maritime Silk Road!"

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, the profits of the sea trade were the guarantee of the issuance of treasury bonds by the Great Song Dynasty, and if it was stopped, then I am afraid that the treasury bonds issued by the Great Song Dynasty would completely drag down the Great Song Dynasty.

"Nonsense! The Silk Road controlled by the Liao State was a trade with the countries of the Western Regions, while the Maritime Silk Road of the Great Song Dynasty was currently only going to the East and the South Seas, and there was no conflict of interest with the countries of the Western Regions at all. Cai Bian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said angrily.

The faces of the court officials were displeased, Goryeo and Fusang and the Great Song Dynasty have traded since ancient times, and the Nanyang countries often worship the Great Song Dynasty, and now Tong Guan's fleet is drifting in the South Seas, and the countries it passes through have nothing to do with the land Silk Road.

"Lord Cai, you send an order to the Liao envoy, and explain it clearly to the Liao envoy." Lu Dafang frowned.

Cai Bian smiled bitterly: "How can the lower officials not explain, but the envoys of the Liao State did not listen at all, and even said that if the Great Song Dynasty did not stop the Maritime Silk Road, then the annual coin would be increased to two million!" ”

"Two million guan!"

As soon as Cai Bian's voice fell, the vertical arch hall was in an uproar.

What is the concept of 2 million guan, which suddenly increased the number of years of the year by four times, and the 500,000 yuan of the year was to overwhelm the Great Song Dynasty, and the direct 2 million guan was simply going to kill the Great Song Dynasty.

"Liaoguo is really a lion's mouth!" No matter how steady Su Song was, he couldn't help but reprimand angrily.

The Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State cooperated on the Silk Road, in which the huge profits have been nearly one million, all of which have been owned by the Liao State, and the Liao State is not satisfied, and the Great Song Dynasty is not allowed to open up the Maritime Silk Road, and the lion opens his mouth to add two million yuan of coins!

"Not only that, Xixia also asked to increase the annual coin to one million!" Su Shi said with an embarrassed face.

"Western Xia!"

The faces of the hundred officials of the Manchu Dynasty sank, and they suddenly remembered that there was a vicious wolf in the Western Xia around the Great Song Dynasty, and the Cold War against the Western Xia in the Great Song Dynasty made this hungry wolf even more hungry, so he naturally would not let go of this opportunity.

The Liao State has two million guan, the Western Xia has one million guan, and the Great Song Dynasty needs to bear as many as three million yuan, which is unbearable no matter what.

However, if the Great Song Dynasty refuses, then the Great Song Dynasty will face the attack of the two countries of Liaoxia, and I am afraid that there will be a danger of destroying the country.

Cai Jing suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen impeached Fan Zheng recklessly, if it weren't for his fanfare to publicize the Royal Bank's green seedlings to break 10,000,000 yuan, how could it attract the siege of Liaoxia." ”

In an instant, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Fan Zheng with dissatisfaction.

Liaoxia just said that the lion opened his mouth and increased the year's coins to more than one million, probably because Fan Zheng announced the green seedling money of ten thousand guan in a high-profile manner.

Fan Zheng sneered and retorted: "You are all the elites of the world, if you only have such knowledge, I am afraid that it will make the world laugh, and Qingmiao Qian is just an excuse!" The real reason is that Liaoxia is unwilling to see the Great Song Dynasty strong, and at this moment, Liaoxia unites and coerces the Great Song Dynasty, which just proves that the heart of the Great Song Dynasty is immortal, not to mention two million guan, even if it is ten thousand guan, it cannot be satisfied with Liaoxia. ”

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, once they were proud of spending a small amount of coins to keep peace, and now the Liao State has benefited millions of dollars because of the Silk Road, which is more than double the amount of coins.

However, the Liao State was still not satisfied, and even continued to ask for another two million yuan of coins, which suddenly exposed the ambitions of the Liao State.

What Fan Taicheng said is very true! Liaoxia was as greedy as a hungry wolf, and no amount of New Year's coins could satisfy his appetite, so he ordered the Liaoxia envoys to directly make it clear that the Great Song Dynasty would no longer pay New Year's coins to any country. Zhao Xu said with a resolute face.

At the beginning, the oath of not ceding the land and not being old was made by him in public, and now it is natural

"Think twice, the armies of the two countries in Liaoxia are pressing the border, and my Great Song Dynasty is being attacked by the two countries, I am afraid that there is a danger of destroying the country." Zeng Bu hurriedly persuaded.

Many conservative ministers also persuaded Zhao Xu to be patient for the time being.

Zhao Xu sneered: "Ministers, don't forget, my Great Song Dynasty has a thunderstorm, why not be afraid of the Liaoxia Union, and the imperial court will issue tens of millions of national bonds, and the soldiers and horses will have enough food and grass, so they will not be defeated." ”

"Earthquake Thunder!"

The three prime ministers were slightly shocked, and they couldn't help but think of Fan Zheng's improved powerful earth-shattering thunder.

Although there is a secret report that Liaoxia already has the earth-shaking thunder, but the Great Song Dynasty is on the defensive side, with the benefits of the city, and the more powerful new type of earth-shaking thunder, coupled with the iron floating slaughter equipped with cold forging armor, and the kidnapping horse of cotton armor, the Great Song Dynasty may not lose this battle, but it is only a miserable victory if you want to win.

"But in this way, even if my Great Song Dynasty repels Liaoxia, the military expenditure may far exceed the annual coin." Lu Dafang frowned.

The hundred officials of the court nodded slightly, the general idea of the court of the Great Song Dynasty was that instead of fighting an uncertain war, it was better to spend some money to let Liaoxia withdraw from the army, this idea of spending money to buy peace has been prevalent in the Great Song Dynasty for nearly a hundred years, and it is naturally prevalent among the hundred officials.

"Even if I will spend tens of thousands of dollars on military expenses, I will not give Liaoxia a penny of coins." Zhao Xu cut the railway.

There is a thunderstorm in the earth, the three kingdoms are damaged in the war, if you promise the New Year's coin, it is Liaoxia benefited, the Great Song Dynasty is damaged, in the long run, the Great Song Dynasty will be like the six countries bribing Qin, self-destruction.

The hundred officials couldn't help but be shocked, once they thought that Zhao Xu's words of not cutting the land and not being old were just slogans for seizing power, but now that the soldiers of Liaoxia and Xia are pressing, Zhao Xu still has such determination, and he can't help but shake the hundred officials.

In front, the Liaoxia army was pressing step by step, and Zhao Xu did not give an inch, and the Great Song Dynasty suddenly fell into a stalemate.

Just when the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were hesitating, Fan Zheng suddenly came out and said:

"The ministers have one side to break the Liaoxia coalition army."

"Fan Taicheng can have an evil recipe?" Zhao Xu said in surprise.

Suddenly, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Fan Zheng one after another, at this time, don't care if Fan Zheng's method is an evil recipe, as long as it can make Liaoxia withdraw his troops, it is a good prescription.

Fan Zheng looked around and said: "The minister once offered advice before, using the cold war to weaken the Western Xia, and now he can turn around, use the hot war to deal with the Western Xia, directly mobilize troops against the Western Xia, and use the cold war to threaten the Liao State." ”

"Cold war against Liao, war against summer heat!"

The minister of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help frowning, what kind of evil recipe is this?

"Why is that?" Zhao Xu was puzzled.

Fan Zheng replied: "In recent years, the Great Song Dynasty's cold war against the Western Xia has greatly weakened the national strength of the Western Xia, and now the Great Song Dynasty has occupied Qingtang, which is enough to pose a huge threat to the hinterland of the Western Xia. If the Great Song Dynasty took the initiative to attack the Xia soldiers, with advanced weapons and firearms, it would be enough to defeat the Xia army. ”

"What about Liao? Do you still sit back and watch the Song and Xia wars fail? Zeng Bu asked rhetorically.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "The Liao State will naturally not sit back and watch the Song and Xia fights, so the war between the two countries must be resolved quickly, my Great Song Dynasty has the earth-shattering thunder to defend the city, and the Western Xia will definitely not attack, and strive to find the Song army to fight in the field, which will give me a chance for the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"As for the Liao State, the Song and Liao countries have been at peace for a hundred years, and the Great Song Dynasty does not want to go to war, and the Liao State may not be able to afford the consequences of defeat, and will not go to war easily. The Great Song Dynasty can clearly say that once the Song and Liao go to war, no matter whether they win or lose, the century-old covenant will be destroyed, and the Great Song Dynasty will carry out a cold war against the Liao State, completely interrupt the Silk Road, and the Liao State will lose as much as one million yuan every year. ”

After listening to Fan Zheng's words, the hundred officials of the Manchu Dynasty moved slightly, and now the land Silk Road can bring millions of dollars of income to the Liao State every year, and the Liao State will definitely not give up easily.

"There is no benefit in winning the Liao State, and the Liao State will lose even more, as long as the good news comes from the Song and Xia battlefields, let the Liao State know the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, and the threat of the Liao State will be self-defeating." Fan Zheng said confidently.

"Cold war, hot war!"

The hundred officials couldn't help but sigh, all the time the Great Song Dynasty would only use money to buy peace in foreign wars, and Fan Zheng's concept of cold war and hot war directly refreshed the understanding of the Great Song Dynasty officials.

"Summoning the Northwest Five Roads, it is necessary to defeat the Western Xia invaders." Zhao Xu immediately ordered.

Fan Zheng frowned and said: "Qiqi official, Weichen thinks that the Great Song Dynasty should learn the lesson of the fiasco of Shenzong's five-way attack on Xia, and it is time to change the art of war." ”

"The Art of War?"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at Fan Zheng puzzled.

Fan Zheng arched his hand and said: "Weichen once personally went to the northwest front, the Great Song Dynasty has Yanyan Road, Huanqing Road, Qinfeng Road, Jingyuan Road, Xihe Road in the northwest, and they are not subordinate to each other. ”

Baiguan nodded slightly, this is indeed the most commonly used tactic in the Great Song Dynasty.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "However, this time it is not the case, the Great Song Dynasty wants to break the situation, the battle of the Western Xia is the top priority, only a quick victory, can the situation be reversed, the minister thinks that it is time to change the art of war, choose a main general, five roads in one, concentrate the superior forces of the Great Song Dynasty, and defeat the Xia army head-on, in order to shock the world." ”

(End of chapter)